The Kuching High Court has made a damning judgment against the Sarawak government, state-owned land agency Land Custody and Development Authority (LCDA) and Pelita Holdings Sdn Bhd (PHSB) over the principal deed signed with a group of landowners claiming native customary rights to land.     

The court also attacked a joint-venture agreement (JVA) between PHSB and plantation company Tetangga Arkab Sdn Bhd (TASB) and Tetangga Arkab Pelita (Pantu) Sdn Bhd (Tetangga).